End reenforcement for box cars



C. W. COURT.

END REENFoRcEMENIFoR Box CARS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, |919.

Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

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END REENFORCEMENT FOR BOX CARS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I0, I9I9.

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C. Wl COURT. END REENFORCEMENT FOR BOX CARS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I0, l9l9.

Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

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Patfented Oct. 24, 1922.

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Patented Cet. 24, 1922.

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dieser CLARENCE COURT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGOR TO `WAlllliql'x, l?. MURPHY, F

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END REENFORCEMENT FOR BOX CARS.

Application led April 10, 1919." Serial 110.289,114.

T all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CLARENCE W. COURT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in End Reenforcements for BOX Cars, of which the following is a specification. I

`My invention relates to reenforcement for the end wall of a railway car, more particularly a boX freight car, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive reinforcing structure intended particularly for strengtheningl the wooden end walls of railway boX cars, which may be used for the repair of old cars as well as in the construction of new cars, and which will give maximum of strength and rigidity at the places requiring reenforcement, with the use of a minimum amount of metal. The invention consists in the new and improved arrangements, devices and combinations, to be hereinafter described and claimed, for carrying out the above stated objects and such other incidental objects as will appear from theY following description of certain preferred embodiments of the in-.

vention as shown in the drawings appended hereto. l

In the drawings,

F ig. 1 is an end elevation of the superstructure of a railway boX car of wood construction reinforced in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional plan on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view, in eleva tion, of the lower portion of the side of' the car.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating a modification, this view being taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 6. y

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary end view of the modified construction.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 7-7 of Fig. 6. l

Fig. 8 is a view, similarto Fig. 7, taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 9, illustrating a different embodiment of the invention, and

Figs. 10 and l1 arefragmentary, sectional plans on lines 10-10 and l1- 11, respec tively, of Fig. 9.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the end sheathing of a railway boX car of wood construction, 12 the diagonal posts or braces of the end structure, 13 the corner posts, 14 the inner lining, 15 the end belt rail, 16 the side belt rail, 17 the side sheathmg, 18 the end sill, 19 the dead wood, and 2O truss rods which extend lengthwise of the car through the dead wood and end sill. The car structure as above described is of familiar type.

The reenforcement illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, comprises a pair of upright members 21- preferably Z-bars and aligned with the end posts 11 and secured to the same by bolts 22, together with a transverse reinforcing member 23, preferably at the level of the belt rail 15, and if the situation requires it, a second reinforcing member 24 at the floor of the car. rlhe reinforcing member 28 is preferably a pressed .steel member, the end portions 25 of which are fiat and formed with angular wings 26 which overlap the sides of the car, the intervening portion being pressed to a Z shape, providing a flange 2f adapted to be secured to belt rail 15 by bolts 28 and outstanding web 29 and a depending flange 30. The upper ends of the upright members 21 bear against the horizontal web 29 and the depending flange 30 of the transverse member 23. The outer flanges 31 of the Z bars 21 may be secured by bolts, or other fastening devices, 32 to the depending flange 30 of the transverse reinforcing' member 23. The angular wing members of the latter are preferably an chored to 'the side belt rails -by anchoring gussets 33 and to the side sills 34 of the car by diagonal tie members 35.

The transverse member 24 at the licor of the car, the use of which is optional, 'is preferably a pressed steel member like the member 23 but arranged in inverted position. The lower ends of the Z bars 21 are fitted to the member 24 and secured thereto in the same way that the upper ends are fitted and secured to the transverse member 23. The wings 3G of the lower transverse member 24 maybe anchored by anchoring strips 37 to the side sills 34 of the car.

The metallic. structure just described provides a very light and strong reenforcevment for the lower portion of the end wall of a railwaybox car. It is this portion of the car which gets the hardest service due to shifting` cargoes. It desired, the transverse member Qvmight be placed at a pointhigher than the belt rail with a corresponding* lengthening of the upright reinforcingmembers 2l.

In Figs. 5, 6 and 7 a modilied construction is shown. The lower transverse rein'lorcing memberris omitted andthe upright reen't'orcements i are ypressed, channel-shaped members 38 which are so lformed asto be relatively wide yat the 4top ywithout much depth and narrower 'and deeper atfthe bottoni. These members maybe pressed in this `way `trom a sheet of uniform ".vidth. The depth at the vbottom gives strength to resist cargo thrusts and these thrusts are -likelyto -be severest `near the -ioor `or' the car where heavy articles are loaded, while the widthof themembers `at the top allows them to be fastened by three rivets 39 to thetransverse member el) and by `two 'bolts `Lil., a considerabledistance apartfto the belt rail l5. The lower'ends of the vupright members '38 are secured each by two pairs of bolts @to theendfslll 1S oftthe oar. The innerflanges i3 of the upright membersBS are fastenedto the end posts 311 bybolts 44 and the bottomportions ot these flanges are overlapped by the deadwood `19.

Anotherembodiment of the invention is shown in Figs. S to llfinclusive Theupright `members 45 Vin this construction diverge from their places Aof attachment to the end sill :and about f midway between the transverse reinforcing :member L6 and the floor of the carthe'upright members are connected byfan angulai'strut 47 secured-to the outstanding` webs 480i members `afi-by rivets i9 and to the innerlanges :SO-ol'the members'lel by'rirets 5l. The strut ineinber is preferably 'fastened tothe end posts 1l by'bo'lts 52.

I -claim z I '1. -n combination with the wooden end wall ein railway car, a metallreentorcement on 'the outside of said end wall, comprisingl ahorizontal member Z-shaped in cross section extending across=the car from sideito side Iadjacent'thebelt rail,and a pair of spaced, .substantially upright members Vsecured to saidhori'zontal member with their opposite ends anchored to the framing of the car.

9.1111 combination Ywith-the wooden end wall oit' `a railway car, a`1netal reeniorcenient onfthe outside oi said end wall, 'comprising a horizontal 'member extending 'across the carlfrom side to side intermediate theirooi and floor7 a'pair'ot spaced, substantially upright members secured to said horizontal member withtheir.opposite ends anchored to `the fran'iing oi the car7 and diagonal tie members on the sides of the car anchoring the ends of said :horizontal memberito the under'fran'ie.

3. In combination with the wooden end fwall of arailway car,` a metalAreenforceinent -ou theoutside of said end wall, comprising;

a horizontal member Z-shaped in vertical `section extending across the car from side a horizontal member 2li-shaped 'in yertical section, extending across the car fromside to side on the outside oi1 the sheathing and substantially midway, between the top .and bottom of the end wall, anda pair or' substantially upri'filitjZ bars secured to said horizontal member 1iththeir opposite ends anchored to the 'framingoi' the oar.

5. In combination with ,the wooden ond I wall ot' a railway caiga metal reeniorcement ontheoutside oi saidend wall comprising apressed steel member arranged'horizontally across the ear intermediate the roolE strueture and floor and `formed with lat ext-reinities for attachment to .the car and with a portion Z-shaped in cross-section intermediate saideXtremitiesV-and a pair oli substantially upright =members secured to said horizontal member withftheir opposite ends anchored to the framing of the car.

G. In combination with thewoodjen end wall of airailway car, la metal reeniorcement on the outside of said end wall substantially midway between the floor androof comprising a pressed steel member arranged horizontally across the car andriorn'ied with ldat end portions for -attaclnnent to the car, and with the interveningportion of section7 and aI pair .of substantiallyupright members secured'to said horizontal member withtheir opposite )ends anchored to the framing ofthe car. y y

7. In combination with the wooden end wall oit ali-railway car, a metal reenforce nient on the outside of said end wall Comprising a -pressed steel member rar anged horizontally across 'the car` intermediate the 4root structure and floor and 'formed with liat extremities for attachment-to fthe .car 1 and with a portion Z-shaped in cross-section .intermediate saidextremitiesginda pair ot substantially upright Z bars, the upper ends of which are overlapped by and secured to one of the V'flanges o'l' the Zrsection portion of saidthorizontal memberythe opposite ends of said Zbars being` `anchoredtothe flraming oi" the car.

S. The combination withfthe'wooden end posts and wood sheathing ol aber: car oi a pair of metal reinforcing members secured to said end posts on the outside ot said shea-thing, and extending only part way up the end of the car, and a transverse member extending across the end ot the car from side to side to which the aforesaid reinforcing members are attached, said transverse member being' formed with an outstanding` web which is of' maximum width adjacent the center ot' the car and diminishes in width toward the sides thereof.

9. The combination with the wooden end posts and wood sheathing; oit' a bor; car, of a pair of metal reinforcing` memliers secured to said end posts on the outside ol? said sheathing, extending` only part way up the end ot the car, a transverse member extending across the end of the car from side to side on the outside of said sheathing to which the aforesaid reinforcing` members are attached, said transverse member being` formed with lat extremities and intermediate said eX- tremities with an outstanding web, and a iiange depending therefrom between which the upper ends of said reinforcing members are secured.

l0. The combination with the wooden end posts and wood sheathing' of a railway box ear, of a pair of Z bars secured to the posts on the outside of said sheathing and extendingonly part way up the end of the car, and a tranverse member approximately midway between the Hoor and root of the car Ii- ,eee

shaped in cross section which extends across the car from side to side and to which the upper ends of said reinforcing members are secured.

ll. The combination with the wooden end posts and wood sheathing ot a railway box car, of a pair of l-bars secured to the posts on the outside of said. sheathing and extenib ing only part way up the end of the car, a transverse member Z-shaped in cross section which extends across the car from side to side approximately midway between l the loorand roof oi' the car, and to which the vupper ends of said reinforcingmembers are secured, said transverse .member being formed with an entstandin?,` web and with a flange depending therefrom against which the upper ends ot said reinforcing members bear.

l2. In combination with the wooden end wall of a railway box car, a metal endreenforcement comprising a pressed steel meinber extending transversely across the car at substantially the level of the belt rail thereof, the middle portion of which is Z-shaped in vertical section, a pair of Z-bars, the lower ends ot which are secured to the under frame ot the car, the upper ends diverging and being` attached to said transverse member, and a strut member between said transverse member and the iloor of the car which is secured at opposite ends to said Z-bars.

CLARENCE COURT. 

